12
Congratulations, your answer is correct.5 There were 12 apples in the bag on the morning of the Khea-khan’s birthday. You can now double the Gold Crowns you wagered and add them to your Belt Pouch.
Mindful of the time you have spent here and your need to find the Tower of Ishir, you leave the inn and make your way across the storm-swept quayside. You arrive at Chunang Street which heads off in a northerly direction, away from the quay.
Footnotes
[5] This is the correct answer to the innkeeper’s riddle about the Khea-khan’s bag of apples.